Quality Manager

Quality Manager

Alkegen brings together two of the world's leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we're delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry's most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we're always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

The Quality Manager will oversee the deployment of the Quality department, through developing, implementing and maintaining a system of quality and reliability testing for the sites products and processes. The ideal candidate will provide the necessary leadership in implementing a strategic direction for the site Leadership team on attainment to current Quality objectives, aimed at ensuring internal / external Customer satisfaction are met, with focus on improved productivity, and reducing product / process variability.

Responsibilities :

• Act as the primary contact to understand and evaluate customer requirements. Will represent Alkegen with the customer for varied requirements including ISO9000 and IATF16949 compliance.
• Define the quality requirements for the internal Alkegen supply chain, ensure relevant raw material specifications are established and verified during goods receiving, whilst ensuring the saleable production specifications are maintained and aligned to any applicable customer technical specifications
• Lead and develop a team that includes Quality Engineers, Technicians and Inspectors. Frequent customer contact and visits including vendor contacts, visits, and audits.
• Be an effective influencer of all site functional departments to ensure both compliance and performance is aligned to both Business and Industry standards / expectations
• Ensure Plant Process Owners take accountability for the effectiveness and efficiency of the respective Key Processes their responsible for
• Act as a Champion for Quality roll out and be able to influence and drive Quality initiatives and benefits to stakeholders at all levels.
• Drive a continuous improvement culture at site, ensuring a high level of engagement to the growth and optimization of the existing product and processes
• Support the Plant Leadership team in the deployment of a Strategy Deployment tool (Operational Tactical Planning).
• A role model for Core Values. Develop a sense of urgency and take informed risk to achieve Quality and other PoDe related business objectives. Tenacity and drive to turn innovation into action. Strong influencing and networking skills to manage interdependency and the matrix. Has a strong presence and leads by example.
• Take accountability with a no-excuse attitude. Cultural sensitivity and can work cross cultures.
• Build a highly engaged organization and recognized as a team motivator. Has the ability to hire and develop great talent.
• Manage issues with multi-level complexity. Balances the short term with long-term needs. English speaking capability required at higher level.
• Energize the organization and implement change as a visible leader with a strong work ethic and high standards for integrity and honesty.
• Results oriented management style, Develops plans, utilizes resources, from inside and outside of the team to meet the objectives of the organization. Ability to create a clear expectation and accountability system throughout the plant.
• Proven, change management skills. Set the scene for change, develop workable plans, communicate changes effectively; build commitment and overcoming resistance to change.
• Demonstrate ability to interact with all levels of the plant, maintains effective relationships with corporate functions and the leadership team.

Must comply with all Federal, State, Local and Company rules and regulations on Health, Safety and Environmental issues. Responsible for maintaining Alkegen's highest level of safety standards on site including identifying and correcting unsafe conditions and unsafe acts. Will embody Alkegen's core safety principles including but not limited to The Seven Safety Absolutes, use of PPE, and Safe Standards of Work at all times. Will champion safety in the workplace each day.

Required Qualifications :

Compensation : $117,000 - $135,000 annual. Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If you are interested in being part of a world class function here at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you. At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people ALL PEOPLE breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.